Tajfel's Social Identitiy Theory (Description)

Tajfel said that the simple act of grouping will inevitably lead to prejudice against another group and that this happens in three stages:

Social Categorisation:

The automatic act of putting yourself and others into groups. An in-group is a group that you are a part of and an out-group is a group you can relate to/have something in common with but do not belong to. This stage is where stereotypical…